The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-10-18
Shipping Notes.

The bark James A King, Captain Berry,
sailed Wednesday, in ballast, for Port Town
send.
The Sarah S. Ridgeway, hence, on the Sd
September, arrived at Port Townsend, on
the 25th, making the passage in - days.
The bktne Hattie \. Bangs, 542 tons, Capt,
Bangs, here a few months ago from
Hongkong, returning thither, has been
chartered at San Francisco by Macondray y
Co. to load merchandise for this port.
The w G Irwin, Captain McCulloch sailed
Tuesday for San Francisco with 6 passen-
gers, and a cargo of sos tons price, value
S24,l64. The shippers were Hop 4uen, 20
eco pounds, value 81, go; hwong Hang Chan
& Co., 10000 pounds, value $50: Hymaa
Bros, 266,600 pounds, value S9,979.50, Sing
Chong d Co., los, 900 pounds, value $500; NJ
S Grinbaum d Co., 10000 pounds, value
S4,214.
The bark Peter Goddefroy, Captain Moller,
arrived Saturday. 165 days from Liverpool.
Left on the Sd of May; Gains and light
winds TO the Scilly Isles; thence to latitude
u deg. n. strong \. E. trade winds; crossed
the equator on the 9th of June; took S. E.
trades in latitude . deg. n, interrupted two
days later; thence for some days very strong
southerly winds; the S. E. trades ceased in
latitude 20 deg. S: had several gales off the
coast of Brazil and River Platte with heavy
thunder and lightning; July 18th while scud-
ding before y. n. w. gale, sea broke over
the starboard quarter and carried away the
wheel house, pinnacle, compass and lamps,
broke the cabin doors and skylights, filled
the cabin with water, also smashed the
wheel; carried the second mate overheard
and seriously injured the man at the wheel.
The second mate named Schrader was lost.
Crossed .he parallel of 30 deg. S. on the 18th
of July: passed Staten Island the DIST July:
July 18th had heavy gale from n. w. with
snow, hail and lightning; on the 9th passed
Cape Horn with S. Z. wind; july 2Sth to
3lst a constant gale from w. to S W: the
ship was covered with ice: it was not posi-
BILE TO get underneath the gallant forecastle
on which the ice was two feet thick, and
hung down like wall; every rope was COW
cred with ice and frozen snow. During these
three days were driven back to the Horn;
had unusually fine weather for the next eight
days and moderate sea; strong w, and S.
L. winds followed; August 18th were in lati-
tude 80 deg. s., longitude So deg. W., being
tventy-elght days rounding the Horn. Aug
ust 18th. a gale commenced from E. by s.,
and continued for ifty-six hours, were
obliged to heave to twice owing to the high
sea: August 22d and sd, had very severe
gale IN latitude 40 deg. S. longitude 81 W.,
commencing from n. y. Z. and veering grad
ually tn w. S. w. A heavy sea struck the
ship filled the decks with water and set the
water casks adrift, and carried away the
standard compass (the second LOST. Took
the s. Z. trades in latitude 10 deg. s., longi-
tude 102 deg. w; the S. Z. trades very light;
crossed the equator, September Goth, in longi
tude 12T deg. W: from latitude deg. n to
~ deg. N, experienced an average current
OF seventy miles per day for three days to
the westward. From the equator to port
very light uncertain winds: saw two small
land birds September 27th, the nearest land
being 800 miles off; the birds came on
deck and were very tired; sighted Hawaii,
Monday morning, Sth inst: detained in the
channel by Gains and variable winds, with
heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
The Peter Goddefroy is an iron bark, 462
tons, and brings full cargo. She is con
signed to F. ~ Sehaefer d, Co.